Referred to: The Public Works and Capital Projects Committee (Chairman Fabiano and Legislators Cahill, Greene, Heppner, and Litts), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairwoman Archer and Legislators Bartels, Gavaris, Haynes, Maio, Ronk, and Walter)

Chairman of the Public Works and Capital Projects Committee, Dean J. Fabiano, and Deputy Chair Manna Jo Greene offer the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted by the County Executive on behalf of the Department of Public Works; and

            WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Public Works has identified three bridges in the 2020 DPW Bridge Program list, and

WHEREAS, the project will replace deficient bridges utilizing in-house engineering and labor; and

WHEREAS, the approved 2020-2025 Capital Plan includes the amount of $570,000.00 for the 2020 DPW Bridge Program; and

WHEREAS, the County pursuant to Resolution No. 50 of February 18, 2020 established Capital Project No. 561 in the amount of $175,000.00 to replace the existing superstructure of the Floyd Ackert Bridge located in the Town of Esopus; and

WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Public Works desires to fund Capital Project Nos. 565 & 566 to replace the existing superstructures of the Crawford Bridge located in the Town of Shawangunk and the Fox Hollow Bridge located in the Town of Shandaken; and

WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Public Works requests that Capital Project Nos. 565 & 566 be established and funded in a total amount of $390,000.00; and

            WHEREAS, it may be necessary for the Commissioner of Finance to transfer funds between Capital Projects Nos. 561,565, and 566; and

WHEREAS, based upon examination by the Ulster County Legislature, the County’s funding of this Project constitutes a Type II action as defined under Sections 4.5.5 of the County of Ulster’s State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) Type II List, which was adopted pursuant to Resolution No. 118 dated April 20, 2010, and

            WHEREAS, Ulster County has determined that this funding action does not pose a significant potential environmental impact and may be progressed as a Type II action in accordance with 6 NYCRR Part 617 of SEQRA, and does not require any further determination or procedure under SEQRA; now, therefore be it

            RESOLVED, that Capital Project Nos. 565 & 566 – DPW Bridge Program are hereby established as follows:

                                                CREATE                                           AMOUNT

Capital Project No. 565       Crawford Bridge #6

                                                Town of Shawangunk                      $195,000.00

Capital Project No. 566       Fox Hollow Bridge #41

                                                Town of Shandaken                         $195,000.00

and, be it further

            RESOLVED, that the 2020 Ulster County Capital Fund is hereby amended as follows:

                                                         INCREASE                                         AMOUNT

HH.5197.0565.4100.4100              Capital Project No. 565                        $195,000.00

(App. #)                                             Crawford Bridge #6

                                                           Town of Shawangunk                                                                                                         Bridge Materials      

HH.5197.0565.3500.5710              Serial Bonds                                            $195,000.00

(Rev. #)

HH.5197. 0566.4100.4100             Capital Project No. 566                        $195,000.00

(App. #)                                             Fox Hollow Bridge #41

                                                            Town of Shandaken                                                                                                             Bridge Materials      

HH.5197. 0566.3500.5710             Serial Bonds                                            $195,000.00

(Rev. #)

and, be it further

            RESOLVED, that the Commissioner of Finance is hereby authorized to make necessary budgetary transfers between Capital Projects Nos. 561,565, and 566,

and moves its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                        NOES:    

Passed Committee:  Public Works and Capital Projects on ______________.

Passed Committee:  Ways and Means on ______________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$390,000.00– 2020 CAPITAL PROJECT APPROPRIATIONS

$390,000.00 – 2020 SERIAL BOND PROCEEDS

***A BOND RESOLUTION WILL BE REQUIRED***